Operations Overhead Linesperson

2 weeks ago


Inverness, United Kingdom SSE Full time

**About the Role**

**Base Location**: Inverness

**Salary**: £25,703 - £39,463 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

**Working Pattern**: Permanent | Full Time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Linesperson to join our Transmission Operations business based in Inverness supporting inspection and maintenance operations across the whole Scotland region.

The duties and responsibilities of the Operations Overhead Linesperson are:

- Be part of a team carrying out key inspection, maintenance & repair activities on our 132, 275 & 400kV Transmission overhead line networks.
- Responsible for the safety of yourself and colleagues, and act as ambassador for a strong safety culture in everything you do.
- Required to work outdoor in all weathers, and may also be required to respond to emergency situations.

**What do I need?**

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- Industry recognised OHL qualification with proven previous experience working at height on the electricity network.
- A qualification from a recognised overhead line training provider, experience and or a proven track record in construction, maintenance overhead line activities would be advantageous.
- Willingness to work away from home on occasion dependent upon workload and fault repairs.
- Comfortable working at height, enjoy working outdoors, whatever the weather.
- A good communicator with an ability to work well in a team environment, a sound understanding of our business and the environment we operate in, knowledge of current operations and maintenance activities, electrical systems and their geography would be beneficial.

**About our Business**

SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, providing a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities it serves. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero.

**What's in it for you?**

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

**Next Steps**

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

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